Meanings
nounderatization (countable and uncountable, plural deratizations)
plural deratizations
- countablehumorousnonstandarduncountableExtermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.
Origin
Translations
Catalan desratització
- desratitzacióderatization
French dératisation
- dératisationderatization
Italian derattizzazione
- derattizzazionederatization
Polish deratyzacja, odszczurzenie
- deratyzacjaderatization
- odszczurzeniederatization
Portuguese desratização
- desratizaçãoderatization
Romanian deratizare
- deratizarederatization
Spanish desratización
- desratizaciónderatization
Ukrainian дератиза́ція
- дератиза́ція (deratyzácija)deratization
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APA
deratization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deratization
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“deratization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deratization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deratization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deratization.
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